Butler County Commissioners pushed off a hiring a deforester contract after questions came up about bidding came up. A contract was presented to county commissioners for an agreement with An... Read more

Money will be going to improving the main road to McConnells Mill State Park. Slippery Rock Township officials approved a project that will see McConnells Mill Road tar and chipped this summ... Read more

Police have released more information on a crash in Butler Township that sent two people to the hospital. Police say last Thursday 70-year-old Gloria Rodgers of Butler was driving eastbound... Read more

Local business people are welcome to attend the first free networking event of the new year to be held later this week in Slippery Rock. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce Mixer is schedu... Read more

After receiving early morning snow yesterday that led to a number of cancellations, it’s the temperatures that are forcing a change of plans for local school districts. According to the Nati... Read more

A PennDOT truck was hit in a gas station parking lot Tuesday morning. The accident happened at the Sheetz on Franklin Street in Slippery Rock Borough around 9:30 a.m. Police say a vehicle dr... Read more

An East Butler woman is facing a charge after a confrontation at a local grocery store. On December 6, Butler Township Police were called to the Giant Eagle in Moraine Point Plaza for a woma... Read more

State police are looking for a suspect after thousands worth of electrical equipment items were stolen. It happened back on December 16th along Railroad Street in East Butler. Police say som... Read more

Survey work is planned for several pieces of property owned by Butler Township. Earlier this week, Township Commissioners approved a motion to authorize Gateway Engineering to perform the su... Read more

Butler County Parks and Recreation is looking for local snow artists to show off their creations. With the recent round of snow, the parks department is holding a snow creation art contest.... Read more

It’s the first day of the spring semester for both higher education institutions in Butler County. Both Slippery Rock University and Butler County Community College kick off the semester tod... Read more

Ahead of this week’s March for Life, Congressman Mike Kelly is backing legislation that aims to protect federal funding to pregnancy centers. The Ways and Means Committee advanced a law that... Read more

Penn State Extension is offering an online program later this week about eliminating required minimum parking for land-use planning. A 75 minute webinar titled “A Case for Communities to Dro... Read more

Some local students will have the chance to complete activities with a black light later this week. Fourth graders at Mars Area Elementary School will observe Glow Day on Wednesday from 9:15... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library continues to present activities and programs for all ages during this upcoming week. A Calm and Cozy Storytime is planned for Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Fam... Read more

Cranberry Township is asking for bids to help with housekeeping services. Township Supervisors are soliciting for a provider for housekeeping services for several Cranberry Township Municipa... Read more

It’s a snowy morning in Butler County as a system began to move in overnight. Right now, there is a projected one to two inches for Butler County. That led many school districts to opt for t... Read more

Butler Township Police are asking for help on a hit and run that happened almost two weeks ago. On January 6th, police say a gold colored Jeep collided with another vehicle near Mercer Road.... Read more

The next steps are being taken on the project to improve the Lyndora intersection near the Pullman Business Park in Butler Township. Monday night the Township Commissioners awarded the Hanse... Read more

A man is in custody following a stabbing that happened early Monday morning in Slippery Rock. Police were called to The Grove apartments on Harmony Road just after 4 a.m. for an alleged stab... Read more